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Buffalo Island heroes recognized
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
The Buffalo Island Leadership organization recognized area heroes in a special program Monday evening, June 15, at the Monette First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Leadership Buffalo Island President Johnny Dunigan welcomed special guests and honorees to the program as Eddie Dunigan proceeded with the program...
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Jimmy Barrett
(Obituary ~ 06/24/09)
Jimmy Barrett, 66, of Caraway, went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 20, 2009, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. He was a loving father and grandfather and loved by all who knew him. He was a member of Rivervale Baptist Church. He was a timberman and farmer...
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Daniel "Danny" Lee Choate
(Obituary ~ 06/24/09)
Daniel "Danny" Lee Choate, 45, of Manila died Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born at St. Louis, Mo., he was the son of John and Irene Foster Choate. He had been a lifelong Manila area resident and was a self-employed drywall hanger and finisher...
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Vauna Clark
(Obituary ~ 06/24/09)
Vauna Gladys Fryer Clark, beloved wife, devoted mother and loving grandmother, died June 18, 2009 at the age of 91. Born in Jonesboro on Jan. 27, 1918, to her parents, late Zona Watkins and Vance Fryer, Vauna lived her entire life in the Monette area. ...
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Danny Lee Gilvin
(Obituary ~ 06/24/09)
Daniel Lee Gilvin II (Danny Lee), 39, of O'Fallon, Mo., died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a brave battle with leukemia. Danny Lee was born at Middletown, Ohio, on Aug. ...
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Teresa Kay Puckett
(Obituary ~ 06/24/09)
Teresa Kay Puckett, 50, of Leachville died Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Charles Clifton and Betty Jones McCoy and had been a lifelong Buffalo Island resident...
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Manila council approves employee bonuses
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Manila City Council approved employee bonuses, hired a public works employee, heard a report on annexation and approved the application of a grant to renovate the large hangar at the airport at the June 15 council meeting...
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Manila hires new art teacher
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Brooke Aguilar was hired as the elementary art teacher by unanimous vote following an executive session at the Thursday night Manila School Board meeting. Board members worked through a lengthy agenda awarding the picture contract for the 2010-11 school year to Alford Photography. Pam Castor, superintendent, recommended the company...
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Lake City finalizes plans for volunteer appreciation day
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Lake City Mayor Billy Anderson gave several updates at the June 15 city council meeting. He announced the upcoming Volunteer Appreciation Day from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Wayne Short Park. He told the council members their help would be appreciated at the event. It has been set up to present certificates and show appreciation to the workers who helped during the ice storm...
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Lake City businesses welcomed with ribbons cuttings
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Lake City Mayor Billy Anderson and City Clerk Linda Simpson welcomed five businesses to Lake City with ribbon cuttings on Monday afternoon. "We are very proud to have all of our businesses and this is a good way to welcome them," Mayor Anderson said...
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Rangers named champs
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/09)
NEA Rangers competed in the Rattler Invitational 8 and Under Machine Pitch Baseball Tournament on May 8 and 9 in Marked Tree where they took home first place. Pictured are, from left: Front - Junior Turner, Gavin Gathright, Alex Walsh, Dalton Brumley, Brock Birmingham, Joel Burrow, Miles Gifford, Layne Sims, and Hunter Swaim. Back - Coaches Darrell Birmingham, Don Brumely, and Scott Gifford...
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Monette classmates reminiscence 50 years
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
The 50-year reunion of the Monette High School class of 1959 was held Saturday, June 6, at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center in Monette. Members of the class are, from left: Ann Blankenship Nichols, Rose Shrable Lorren, Frances Davis Lowery, Val Perrin Smithee, Pat Chambers Mote, LaDon Rodgers Brown, June Vance Johnson, Carolyn Snider Kee, JoAnn Smith Boyd, Wanda Joy Dunigan Self, LeiLani Blasingame Mangrum, Randy Fortenberry, Larry Pillow, Leon Gragg, Larry Taylor, Larry Jackson, Robert Kee, Charles Welch, Jerry Qualls, Bob George, Jerold Bley, Jim Grisham, Larry Wallace, Bill Garrison, Larrey Rasberry, and Jim Garrison. ...
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Making way for the new
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Demolition work on Manila Elementary buildings began Thursday. The round buildings were built in the early 1960s. Goolsby's of Blytheville received the contract for the removal of the buildings. The work should be done in 10 days making room for new construction. (Town Crier photo/Revis Blaylock)...
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City, County still can't agree on jail fees
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Even after a meeting between the county and city attorneys, there is still no agreement for the city of Blytheville to pay money it owes to Mississippi County for incarcerating prisoners. County Attorney Dan Ritchey told the Quorum Court Tuesday night that he and Sheriff James Sanders had met with Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison, City Attorney Mike Bearden and Police Chief Ross Thompson in an effort to settle the matter...
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Citizens call for ditches to be cleaned
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
Several Blytheville residents spoke out about drainage issues in their neighborhoods Tuesday night. A group of Dogwood area citizens, along with individuals from streets like Lee Circle, Brawley, Jackson, Promiseland Road and Meadow Lane, told the Blytheville Streets and Drainage Committee the ditches are holding water and need to be cleaned out...
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Blytheville man arrested after domestic altercation
(Local News ~ 06/24/09)
A Blytheville man was arrested Tuesday night on several charges after his wife and son went to the emergency room for treatment of injuries received by the man, according to police. At 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the Great River Medical Center emergency room in reference to a domestic battery report...
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